United Airlines on Tuesday announced its largest expansion of international routes, launching services to several new cities in Europe and Asia.
From Washington’s Dulles International Airport, the airline will fly to Toulouse, France, and Milan.
“United connects the D.C. region to the world, and these new European destinations give Washingtonians even more places to explore nonstop from Dulles,” Henry Bird, managing director of United’s Dulles hub, said in a statement.
United said it plans to use the airline’s newest international plane — the Airbus A321XLR — to support its European expansion, with Dulles serving as the airline’s first hub to fly the aircraft internationally.
The expansion comes as Dulles prepares for a major renovation backed by President Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, from San Francisco, United will begin offering flights to Okinawa, Japan.
And from Newark, United will offer direct flights to Luxembourg; Ljubljana, Slovenia; Olbia, Sardinia; Catania, Sicily; Ibiza and Valencia in Spain; Marseille, France; and Terceira island in the Azores.
The airline will also offer new flights from Los Angeles to Osaka, Japan, and from Denver to Paris.
The new routes will begin operating in 2027.
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